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Toluene

Toluene
Toluene

Toluene demand in India grew at a CAGR of 4.6% from 2017-18 to 2025-26 and outstrips weak production, so India depends heavily on toluene imports.

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Demand should keep growing from 2026-27 to 2030-31. RIL, IOCL and BPCL are the main producers of toluene in India, mostly by separating aromatic mixtures, and GNFC and Deepak Nitrite Limited are major consumers. Imports meet most domestic demand: Korea is the main import source, and Nigeria the main export destination.

With most toluene imported, international prices directly affect domestic prices. At home, production depends heavily on the spread between toluene and naphtha prices; toluene moves in line with naphtha, so every swing in feedstock prices shows up in production and supply.

Global toluene demand is estimated at about 38 million tonnes in 2026 and should exceed 47 million tonnes in 2031, a CAGR of about 4.5% between 2026 and 2031. China is the largest consumer, and Asia Pacific, with about 55% of global volumes, is the leading region. The largest share of toluene goes into benzene and xylene, and those markets will grow with Asia's population and wider use of PET and PS, pulling toluene along.

Highlights of the Report

  •  Domestic installed capacity, production and demand
  •  Demand Supply Forecasting
  •  Key Manufacturers in India
  •  Capacity Utilization Rate
  •  Planned Projects and Expansions
  •  Domestic Market Share and Trends
  •  Region-wise Demand Distribution
  •  Month-wise Import Quantities
  •  Month-wise Export Quantities
  •  Country-wise Share of Imports
  •  Country-wise Share of Exports
  •  Major End Users, Traders and Distributors
  •  CFR Pricing
  •  Domestic Market Price
  •  Prominent Production Technology Licensors
  •  Industrial Manufacturing Process
  •  Application and Use in Diverse Sectors
  •  Global Market highlights
  •  Health Impacts
  •  Chemical and Physical Properties
  •  Market Dynamics
  1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  2. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
    •  Physical and Chemical Properties of Toluene
    •  Technology
    •  Manufacturing Process
    •  Health and Safety Impacts of Toluene
    •  Short-Term (Acute) Effects
    •  Long Term (Chronic) Effects
    •  Methods of Protection against Toluene
    •  Uses of Toluene
    •  Toluene applications on the basis of End Use and Solvent
  3. CHAPTER 2: INDIAN SCENARIO
    •  Capacity, Production, Import, Export and Demand for Toluene from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT
    •  Production and Demand
    •  Capacity Utilization
    •  Demand-Supply Forecasting: Capacity, Production, Import, Export and Demand of Toluene from Fiscal Year 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Key Producers of Toluene in India
    •  Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
    •  Indian Oil Corporation Limited
    •  Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited
    •  Other producers and major consumers: GNFC
    •  Deepak Nitrite Limited
  4. CHAPTER 3: IMPORT EXPORT SCENARIO
    •  Import and Export of Toluene
    •  Toluene Import and Export Source and Destination
    •  Toluene Import Source Countries
    •  Toluene Export Destination Countries
    •  Month Wise Import and Export of Toluene
    •  Month wise Import of Toluene from 2016-17 to 2025-26, MT
    •  Month wise Export of Toluene from 2016-17 to 2025-26, MT
    •  Major End Users, Traders and Distributors
  5. CHAPTER 4: PRICE ANALYSIS
    •  Import Value per Tonne of Toluene from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26, Rs/MT
    •  Export Value per Tonne of Toluene from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26, Rs/MT
    •  Domestic Market Price of Toluene from 2016-17 to 2025-26, Rs/Liter
    •  CFR Prices of Toluene
  6. CHAPTER 5: GLOBAL SCENARIO
    •  Global snapshot
    •  Asia-Pacific is the Key Market for Toluene
    •  Key Vendors for Production of Toluene
    •  Global Toluene Market Segmentation
    •  Market Dynamics
    •  Drivers
    •  Restraints
    •  Opportunities
  7. LIST OF FIGURES
    •  Figure 1: Molecular Structure of Toluene
    •  Figure 2: Toluene Production and Demand (2016-17 to 2025-26, in MT)
    •  Figure 3: Capacity Utilization for Toluene from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in %
    •  Figure 4: Capacity, Production, and Demand for Toluene from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT.
    •  Figure 5: Production and Demand of Toluene from Fiscal Year 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Figure 6: Import and Export of Toluene from Fiscal Year 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Figure 7: Import and Export of Toluene from fiscal 2016-17 to 2025-26, MT
    •  Figure 8: Country wise import source 2024-25, % share
    •  Figure 9: Country wise import source 2025-26, % share
    •  Figure 10: Country wise Export Destination 2024-25, % share
    •  Figure 11: Country wise Export destination 2025-26, % share
    •  Figure 12: Month wise Import Data (2024), MT
    •  Figure 13: Month wise Import Data (2025), MT
    •  Figure 14: Month wise Import Data (2026), MT
    •  Figure 15: Month wise export Data (2024, MT)
    •  Figure 16: Month wise export Data (2025, MT)
    •  Figure 17: Month wise export Data (2026), MT
    •  Figure 18: Import and Export Value per Tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26, RS/MT)
    •  Figure 19: Domestic Market Prices of Toluene (2016-17 to 2025-26) In Rs/Litre
    •  Figure 20: CFR Prices for Toluene
    •  Figure 21: World Consumption of Toluene Region Wise
    •  Figure 22: Breakdown of total Toluene Consumption
    •  Figure 23: Global Toluene Market Segmentation
  8. LIST OF TABLES
    •  Table 1: Physical & Chemical Properties of Toluene
    •  Table 2: End Use Applications of Toluene
    •  Table 3: End use Application of Toluene as a Solvent
    •  Table 4: Capacity, Production, Import, Export and Demand for Toluene from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT
    •  Table 5: Capacity, Production, and Capacity Utilization for Toluene from fiscal Year 2016-17 to 2025-26 in MT and %
    •  Table 6: Capacity, Production, Import, export and demand of Toluene from fiscal 2026-27 to 2030-31, MT
    •  Table 7: Country wise Import Source 2024-25, MT
    •  Table 8: Country wise Import source 2025-26, MT
    •  Table 9: Country wise export destination 2024-25, MT
    •  Table 10: Country wise Export Destination 2025-26, MT
    •  Table 11: Month wise Import Data (2024), MT
    •  Table 12: Month wise Import Data (2025), MT
    •  Table 13: Month wise Import Data (2026), MT
    •  Table 14: Month wise export Data (2024), MT
    •  Table 15: Month wise export Data (2025), MT
    •  Table 16: Month wise export Data (2026), MT
    •  Table 17: Major End Users, Traders and Distributor of Toluene in India
    •  Table 18: Toluene Import Value per tonne (2016-17 to 2025-26, RS/ MT)
    •  Table 19: Export Value per tonne of Toluene (2016-17 to 2025-26, Rs/ MT)
    •  Table 20: Domestic Market Prices of Toluene (2016-17 to 2025-26) In Rs/Litre
    •  Table 21: CFR prices for toluene in USD/MT

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